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I recently did a fresh install of Win7 Pro x64. Updated the latest BIOS for my mobo. I noticed after a sleep/hibernate mode, the system BSOD on me. DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE. I did not install any firewall/anti-virus. Just the latest drivers for my mobo & video card. I included the requested...

When I first got Windows 7, I got the Home Premium upgrade from Windows Vista rather than doing a fresh install. I purchased a legitimate copy and downloaded the upgrade from DigitalRiver. At the time I chose not to buy the backup DVD, but now I have a reason to do a fresh install of Windows 7...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can give me some help on this problem I'm having. I'm doing a favor for a friend and fixing her computer. The problem is that as soon as windows boots up it starts up in Startup Repair. Startup repair does not fix the computer, it gives an error that...

Link Removed I re-installed windows about a week ago after having many BSODs and they still are happening seemingly randomly. (One thing that consistently occurs prior to a BSOD is that uTorrent registers an I/O device eror if I am seeding a torrent.) Do I need a new hard drive? I ran a...

Hi all My computer is 6months old ASRock z68 Extreme4 MOBO i52500k OCZ Vertex 2 120Gb SSD - Main drive Samsung 1 Tb drive - storage drive initially i installed a legit copy of Windows 7 Professional and was able to select both drives at the "Where do you want to install Windows"...

Seems like every day the PC either freezes or we see the dreaded BSOD. I've attached the following info, thanks for your help in advance!! I'm running an HP Pavillion, AMD 64 dual core. Nettle Mainboard. 3GB DDR2 RAM. (I had a 500GB HDD on it, but thought that was the problem and stuck in...

Last week of 2011 been getting stop errors ending in 1f, now it seems to be 3b. My os is now installed fresh for about a week. I need to know if I have to buy new hardware and which one. Thank you.

I Recently upgraded my system and performed a fresh install of Windows 7 ultimate. Everything went smoothly, until i tried connecting to the internet, where i received an yellow triangle and 'no internet connectivity.' Important Computer specs are: Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge)...

Hi im new here and in need of help. So i recently bought an alienware m17 but got a lot of problems with bsod's after a short time, theyre not that regular but they are VERY annoying, the only way i am sure i will get one is when i am copying and pasting files anywhere like an external HDD or...

I've had my alienware for about a month now. I had a tech from a local computer store install a Crucial 120 Gb SSD and 8gb more of 1600 mhz ddr3 memory. He also did a fresh restall. Ever since that point I haven't been able to run my computer on battery power as 10-15 minutes after i start...

My son's laptop is stuck in the system repair screen and just stays there. Here's the background. His laptop was dog slow when he came home from college. The only way to boot it was in safe mode. I suspected a virus and ran multiple AV checks recommended on the Windows 7 support forum. No...

Hi I've had this BSOD a few times now, can't seem to find a solution for it.Thanks!! EDIT:Is Windows 7 . . . - x86 (32-bit) or x64 ? 64 bit - the original installed OS on the system? fresh install - an OEM or full retail version? - Full Retail - What is the age of system (hardware)? days - What...

Here is my problem. Got a Dell M5150 laptop, and all seemed well. Until I had to install a large auto cad program, and it told me I didn't have enough space. Seems whoever installed it thought a little 60 GB OS drive would be best. So I looked into it, and figured I'd expand C: to remedy...

Hey Guys So here's the story, I have a Sony Vaio VPCEB23FM, At first when I tried to go to windows i got a black screen that said "Operating System Not Found", so my friend tried to fix it with a windows 7 repair cd, But here is the problem he accidently formatted the Hard Drive which...

Hello Everyone, I am brand new to this site so forgive me if I miss a step. I was wondering if someone who is good at debugging dump files could give me a second set of eyes on these 2 I will attach. One BSOD is DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (ntoskrnl.exe) and the other is...

Hi all. First timer, so please go easy. Computer Spec: Intel Quad Core 2.87Ghz 2 x 2GB DDR2 RAM ASUS STRIKER II FORMULA ACPI BIOS REVISION 2402 1 64GB SSD drive (my C drive - operating system is installed on this) 2 x 1TB SATA hard drives. Problem: I've done a fresh install of Windows 7...

I have Window 7 Home Premium Installed on My HP Pavilion Dv6 i5 Notebook. I have only 1 Partition. I want to Install another Window and thats why i want to Make Another Partition for it (I Know About Shrinking of Drive but i won't do it because it make the shrinked Partition Dynamic, Which...

Hi Guys. First off I'm new here, and wanted to say How do. On to my issue... I have a frustrating issue with my pc. It recently after a switch off by the power button (mums ey) broke. Asin broke I mean no longer works as quickly as previously and is unbearably slow. As on my...

My setup: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on ThinkPad T510. 1HD, two partitions (C and D). I just reinstalled my system and encrypted C; however, there is absolutely no option to encrypt D. I've tried accessing the drive from admin account and still nothing. When I open BitLocker management, it only...

Hello :smile: I have a Intel Quad Core HP elite Desktop M8190a everything is as manufactured except i upgraded the ram to 4GB. Originally running Vista .. Last week while playing a mp3 file from an external HDD a loud "ticking" occured then the computer crashed. Restarted automatically then...